Jukebox hero amp settings — Marshall Code 50
The Foreigner guitar tone for “Jukebox hero”, dialed in for a Marshall Code 50 with a Gibson Les Paul Special. Studio version, 4 album (1981), produced by Mutt Lange
Marshall JMP/early JCM800 head, Gibson Les Paul with humbuckers, likely some studio compression and light chorus on layers
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 7 |
Your Code 50's JCM800 model is the direct match for Mick Jones's original amp. The Les Paul Special's P90s are slightly brighter and grittier than Jones's PAF-style humbuckers, so I pulled treble back one notch from a typical JCM800 setting and kept mids forward at 7 to capture that thick arena-rock bark. Gain at 6 gives the crunchy-but-not-saturated drive of the original.
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